S.R. brand Flex Socket ? What exactly is it?

[3baygarage]

Hey guys, came across an old 3/8 drive flex socket with the name or logo S.R. stamped on it.

Maybe I'm having a brain fart but what brand is this? Strongly resembles an old Plomb universal and hence Craftsman circle U as well.

All I can find is this old inquiry here on GJ:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=2628

 

[Ratchet.]

it does look a lot like old Plomb, particularly the WF series universals, maybe were made by them for a retail chain?

 

[MShaw]

I looked at the Alloy Artifacts website which has a very comprehensive history of nearly all tool manufacturers and their trade marks and logos. They do not show a SR. The plot thickens!!!!!

 

[sselander]

here are some more threads that mention or show S.R. sockets
Sears Roebuck, Sturtevant Richmont maybe?

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2364181

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1401037

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152618

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37050

 

[3baygarage]

SSELANDER you sure did some good digging . That last link has some good clear pictures. Sturtevant Richmont is as good a guess as any, didn't think of that.

Someone else in that old thread suggests Sears Roebuck. Heck, that could be too since this looks so much like the old (Plomb) Craftsman swivels and actually it came with two of them also in the bunch. That would mean ratchets/extensions/socket cases out there somewhere and I'd like to think we would have some examples by now.

I hope this doesn't lead to another dead end. We need some good hard proof like an old advertisement or catalog pic., whatever the brand is.